Senior Salesforce Developer

Convene is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we believe that diverse teams are the best teams. We live our values of GRIT (Genuine, Relentless, Integrity & Teamwork) and strive to create an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be their true selves, where we all show up for each other. 

In line with our goal to be 1% better every day, we are committed to listening, learning, growing and improving.  We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to join us on this journey.

We are seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer to join our Corporate Technology team. The Salesforce Developer will report directly to the Manager, Salesforce Development.

Note: This role is fully remote, however the candidate must reside in the US and be able to work without sponsorship.

What You’ll Do:

The Senior Salesforce Software Developer will work closely with the Salesforce development team and internal product owners in the development and support of Salesforce and integrated systems. A successful candidate possesses strong problem-solving and analytical skills, is comfortable recommending solutions and technological improvements, is genuine, works with the highest of integrity and relentlessly pursues success in a fast paced environment.

More specifically, you will:

• Build solutions on the Salesforce.com platform, including development in Force.com, Lightning, Apex, Web Services, and API's.
• Support cross system and related integrations across the native Salesforce ecosystem.
• Perform technical analysis, design, development, implementation of applications with necessary customization.
• Work with a multi-functional Scrum team to maintain and improve Salesforce applications in iterative release cycles.
• Seek and fix defects for planned releases and production issues.
• Research and find opportunities to utilize SFDC standard methodologies and guidelines to improve system productivity, scaling and monitoring.
• Expectation to mentor in the growth of junior team members

What We Look For: 

• Problem-solving and reporting skills: You will have demonstrated experience interpreting data and deriving impactful insights. You are hands-on, data-driven in order to prioritize initiatives, measure results, iterate when necessary, and support business cases. You can easily translate complicated data into relevant insights that can explain business trends and impact on future outcomes.
• Communicating technical problems and solutions to non-technical users and stakeholders: You are an expert in the balancing act of finding the right level of information that is not too simple for the more technical people and is not too complex for those who are less technical. You are thoughtful about who your audience is and how to effectively communicate with people with varying levels of expertise. 
• Construct and work to deadlines:  You consistently create a foundation that helps shape your projects and ensure that all team members are on the same page. You are able to work on multiple projects, while creating a solid project plan that helps predict risks & manage your resources.

• Demonstrated growth company DNA - success in engineering in a high-growth, highly volatile PE or VC-backed company delivering to large, complex enterprise customers.
• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalently ambitious life experience.
• Five plus years of experience with object-oriented programming and scripting languages (e.g., Java, Ruby, Python, Javascript).
• Minimum of 5 years Salesforce administration and developer experience, with a minimum of 1-year Lightning experience.
• Salesforce Certifications of at least; Certified Platform Developer II required.
• Experience with database models and query languages (e.g., SQL, HQL, SOQL).
• Experience with web development languages (e.g., CSS, HTML, jQuery, JSP).
• Experience with integration and ETL technologies (e.g., Mulesoft, Informatica, Salesforce Dataloader).
• Working knowledge of marketing automation technologies (e.g., HubSpot,, Marketo, Eloqua).
• Experience in SF Lightning, Aura development & SLDS.
• Salesforce Lightning Components understanding and usage experience.
• Responsive web design using SDLS or CSS/media queries.
• Experience working with technical and business partners from multi-functional teams.
• You are engineering-obsessed and devoted to getting it right and getting it done. You wake up every morning driven to find another creative solution to push Convene’s mission to humanize the built world.
• You are in love with change and enjoy being in a high-growth environment that is rapidly scaling.
• You are technically curious and bring that curiosity to everything you do.
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and can carve out a path to a solution, using your art and intuition to make quick and confident decisions in this high-growth context.
• You are dedicated to finding and scaling efficiencies and you get personal satisfaction when cracking a tough problem.
• You are committed to testing your work and delivering the highest of quality work product.
• You are a person who always finds ways to help others on the team to learn, develop and continually improve and a collaborator who considers and builds upon the perspectives contributed by others.
• You’re an analytical thinker; someone who thrives in the use of data to drive decisions AND you know data is not the end-all and be all.
• An excellent, clear and effective communicator in both conversation and written word, deeply empathetic toward your customer and able to explain complex technical solutions to your non-technical partners and team members. You have experience guiding difficult conversations that result in clarity and achieve consensus.
• You will be honest and trustworthy; a respected member of the organization who leads by example, and whom people enjoy working. You inspire.

Who We Are:

Convene is the leading provider of premium meeting and workday experiences with a global network of venues and flexible office locations. Combining design, technology, and hospitality to elevate today’s modern work experience, Convene creates the spaces and experiences that help teams succeed. With Studio, an all-in-one solution for digitally-enabled events, and 23 locations across the U.S. & London including meeting spaces and flexible workplaces, Convene creates your best day at work, wherever it happens. The company has been named one of America’s 100 Most Promising Companies by Forbes and a Best Workplace by both Inc. and Fortune Magazine.

We’re Here For You: 

At Convene, you’ll receive:

• Excellent health coverage for you and your family 
• Medical and insurance navigation support through Eden Health
• Generous paid time off, including an extra day off for your birthday 
• 401K plan with company matching
• Professional development support 
• Access to healthy meals and snacks at work (when in the office) 
• A chance to be part of a dynamic, growing team 
• The opportunity to have a significant impact on your team and the business in the work that you do 

We require all employees, regardless of location, to be fully vaccinated (including boosters, if eligible) against Covid-19 by the time they start, subject to any applicable accommodations. Therefore, if you were to join Convene, subject to any applicable accommodations, you would need to be fully vaccinated by your hire date to be eligible to start in the role. As a condition of employment, you would need to submit official COVID-19 vaccine documentation. Convene will consider and review reasonable accommodation requests based on medical or religious grounds for qualified candidates.

Convene is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. #LI-JB1 #LI-Remote